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Despite the fears that automation brings for employees, employers recognise the benefits of pursuing automation. It is no surprise then that a third of businesses say automation could save them a significant amount of money.

Automation, threat or opportunity?

At the moment, larger firms use automation more than smaller rivals, with 32% of large companies using it throughout their business, as opposed to 24% of medium-sized companies.

Automation, the performance of tasks without human assistance, is seen as a threat and an opportunity.

It is widely seen as a possible cause of mass job losses, but at the same time heralded by business as a way to save money.

The World Economic Forum reported that automation is likely to displace 75m jobs but also create 133m new ones.

This reflected in the Centtrip survey. A quarter of businesses interviewed by Centtrip said they would reduce staff numbers as automated services are introduced into the company. However, they would also need to hire new staff with more specialist skills.

Some 42% of medium-sized forms recognised that automation would save them time and 37% said it would let staff focus more on strategy.

Automation: The digital revolution

Centtrip chief executive officer and co-founder Brian Jamieson said:

“Automation represents the onset of the digital revolution across sectors and industries.

“It is already transforming the way companies operate, boosting productivity and innovation in the fields that long relied on old-fashioned and often inefficient processes and systems.

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“While potentially bearing considerable initial costs, once implemented, automated services have the potential to pave the way for smaller and medium-sized companies to catch up with their larger competitors that may employ more people and have better resources.”